id:			146116
accession number:	1971.300
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.300
updated:		2022-01-04 16:44:13.940000

Heddle Pulley (Bo Nun Amuin mask), 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver. Wood, metal, and plant fiber; overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1971.300

title:				Heddle Pulley (Bo Nun Amuin mask)
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creation date:			1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1950
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creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
technique:	Wood, metal, and plant fiber
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Implements
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Katherine C. White [1929-1980], Gates Mills, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1971
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1971-
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fun fact: 
This heddle pulley depicts a fearsome <em>Bo Nun Amuin </em>mask that recalls nature spirits.

digital description: 
The heddle pulley, a working element of a narrow-band loom, bears a miniature sculpture. Heddle pulleys support and separate threads during weaving. Mounted above the weaver, the pulleys allow him to glance up at an object of inspiring beauty, rather than pure functionality. This pulley depicts a face mask, a secular usage of a typically sacred mask type.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Fagg, William Buller. <em>African Tribal Images:the Katherine White Reswick Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968, no. 88.
	page number: 	no. 88
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	Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review 1972.” In <em>Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>60, no. 3 (March 1973): 106, no. 27.
	page number: 	p. 106, no. 27
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IMAGES

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